1:38 PM,
Mar. 3, 2014

The first Little Pink Houses retreat in Delaware took place in August 2012 in Bethany Beach. This year's is expected to draw 11 families.

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There's something special about vacationing at the beach - the combination of sun, surf and sand somehow works like an antidote to what's ailing us.

It's that kind of peace that Jeanine Patten-Coble found on vacation with her family in North Carolina's Outer Banks in 2009, just one day after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

While out on a run, she came upon a group of homes. They gave her the idea to create a safe haven where families affected by breast cancer could escape - at least for a week - the grind of daily living by spending time together. ...